Pouch



B. HIRSCH.

POUCH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1919.

1,370,966. Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

- duction of a pouch which is formed from a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

mum 313803, 01' momma, monusnm IO'UCE 1 370 966. Specification tit Letters Patent. Patented M 8, 1921. Application fled July 15, 1919. Serial Io. 810,917.

To all whom it may concern: Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the Be it known that I BENJAM1N HIRSCH, a citizen of the United states, residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pouches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a pouch and has for its princi a1 object the production of a simple and efiicient structure which may be employed for either of several purposes, such or instance as being a receptacle for tobacco, cigars, or other objects and may also be used as a pillow and other like cushions.

Another object of this invention is the production of a pouchwhich is formed from an open ended receptacle of fiexlble material and is constructed so that it may be easily closed and held in such condition without theemployment of any secondary securin means.

Auot er object of the invention is theprosinfle tube of material having slits at its en s whereby the slits will form flaps adjacent the ends together with loops at the ends pouc of the pouch so that in closing the pouch the flaps and loops may be operated to close the end portions of the device and thus retain whatever might be positioned within the pouch.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a sim le structure of the character specified plicity minimizes the cost of production and further has no complicated parts or secondary securing means, and the possibility of the device becoming inoperative when in use is reatly reduced.

ne practical form of construction and assembly of the present invention will be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the drawings, in which:-

Fi ure 1 1s a detail perspective view of the poucfi one end being closed, and the other end being in the process-of being closed.

Fi 2 is a detail perspective view of the in a closed condition.

Fi 3 is a detail perspective view of the pouc showing both ends thereof open.

whic owing to its sim- 7 of material without seam or the like and may be elliptical as illustrated in cross section or ma be of any other desired sha e. Also it wil be noted that the ends of t e pouch are open when the device is first constructed thus showing the pouch is formed from a single lengt of material and is assembled simply y providing the body with a plurality of incisions as will be hereinafter explained, said slits forming flaps andloops or fastening means, thus allowing the end portionsof the body 5 to be closed, as desired.

As above stated, the body is rovided with a pan of V-shaped slits 6. he slits are formed on opposite sides of the body with respect to each other, although this is not absolutely necessary. Each slit has its apex extending toward the outer end of the device thus forming flaps 7. Owing to the formation of the slits and the consequent construction of thefla s7 there are rovided fastening means in t e form of a pair of loops or bands 8- at the ends of the body, it being noted that each'loop 8 has its back 9 inte a] with the bod 5 of the pouch.

T e manner in w ich the ends of the pouch are closed will now be set forth although it should be understood that as the closure at one end is identical with the closure at the opposite end it will only be necessary to specify the 'closure'at one end of the device. The end about to be closed will assume the position shown in Fig. 3.

At this time the outer: surfaces of the loop 8 is exposed. Then the loop is turned over backwardly to be turned inside out as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. Thus the loop is removed as W111 be apparent from consideration of the figures last referred to. The flap 7 is then bent over and inwardl as-indicated b arrow 'in' Fig. 4 and a so by the dotte hne in this figure. Accordingly'the outer surface of the flap 7 will still be exposed although the tip of the flap will be engaging However, it will be seen that the back of' the loop is bearing upon the flap with the fiap extending in the opposite d1rect1on to the direction of extension of the back of the loop, since the loop is folded forwardly as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4. The loop again is twisted right side out. To accomplish this, the back 9 of the loop Wlll be retained in its folded condition as illus trated at the lower portion of Fig. 2. The front portion 8 of the loop is then twisted over the top of the pouch and as it 1s twisted, obviously it will be turned right side out and the loop will then be engaging the base of the back thereof on which the forward portion is formed, as shown at the upper portion of Fig. 2. From this description it will be seen that in closmg the end of the pouch, the loop is, turned rearwardly first wrong side out and contmued in the rearward turn and is again turned to be right side out, whereas the flap is bent inwardly to fit under the loop after the loop has been finally folded to closed position. It will be understood, however, that between the two twistings or folds of the loop as the same is being moved to a closed positionhthe flap is folded to its closed position. riefly, the loop is folded inside out rearwardly, whereupon the flap is folded to a closed position and then the loop is folded to fit over the folded flap, with the outer portion of the loop being again folded rearwardly which will cause the loop to be right side out and be in a folded condition about the flap. Thus the flap will be efiiciently held in a folded condition.

It will be noted from this construction that the back of the loop comprises reall a second flap, being a flap structure in add1- tion to the flap 7. The forward portion of the loop 8 is merely a retaining means-for holding the second flap, that is, the back of the loop, in its folded condition since the forward portion of the loop will fit around upon the opposite side of the pouch body adjacent the base of its back, thus holding the back of the loop in a folded condition. This end is attained without the employment of any secondary securing means such comprising a flap and As will be understood, the pouch is formed from a single length of flexible material and is provided with two slits and the structure is then complete. It is quickly and easily folded to inclose material or articles placed therein as above s ecified and without danger of opening a ter being so folded. It produces also a substantially air tight structure, thus causing the material placed therein to be prevented from drying out or from other objections due to exposure. The foldmg as above stated, first involves the folding inwardly of the flap and then the rearward and wrong side out turning the loop so that the loop may then be folded over the folded flap whereupon the forward portion of the loop is again folded rearwardly bringing its outer surface outward so that It will engage around the pouch body and thus hold the structure at this end in a closed position. From the foregomg descriptlon it will be seen that a very simple and efiicient structure has been provided in the nature of a pouch adapted to retain whatever may be positioned therein w1thout danger of exposure of such material or displacement thereof. The pouch is very simple in construction being in the form of an article of manufacture as all that is necessary to complete this form of the devlce is the provision of a length of flexible hollow material which has a pair of slits formed therein. The slits provide independent flaps and loops which are assembled as above specified.

The foregoing description and accompanymg drawmgs have reference to what provide closure means for the receptacle a loop. 2. A receptacle having a V-shaped incision therein to provide both a. flap and. a brace the body of the receptacle for mainloop constituting closure means for the retaining flap in a closed position. 10

ceptacle. In testi'mcn whereof I afiix my signature 3. A receptacle having a V-shaped inin presence 0 two witnesses.

cision therein, said incision providing both BENJAMIN HIRSCH.

a flap and a loop, said flap being foldable Witnesses:

inwardly of the body, and the loop being JACOB Hnnsomrovnon,

foldable upon the flap and adapted to em- BANNIE GonnoN. 

